Beaussac
Beaussac | |
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Part of Mareuil en Périgord | |
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  Beaussac | |
| Coordinates: 45°29′43″N 0°30′00″E / 45.4953°N 0.5°ECoordinates: 45°29′43″N 0°30′00″E / 45.4953°N 0.5°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Nontron |
| Canton | Brantôme |
| Commune | Mareuil en Périgord |
| Area 1 | 18.05 km2 (6.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 160 |
| • Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 24340 |
| Elevation | 105–224 m (344–735 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Beaussac is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mareuil en Périgord.[2]
The community is located in the Périgord Limousin Regional Nature Park.[3]
History[]
On Cassini's early map of France between 1756 and 1789, the village is identified as the Beaussat. In 1793, it is Baussac and in 1801, it is back to Beaussat.[4]
Geography[]
The Lizonne forms the commune's southern border. The stream of Beaussac (ruisseau de Beaussac), a tributary of the Lizonne, forms the commune's southeastern border and part of the commune's southwestern border, separating it from Puyrenier and Rudeau-Ladosse. The town is located 34.1 kilometres (21.2 mi) southeast of Angoulême, the largest nearby city.[3]
Transportation[]
- Airports[5]
- Angoulême 34.1 kilometres (21.2 mi)
- Périgueux (Bassillac) 41.1 kilometres (25.5 mi)
- Cognac 66.4 kilometres (41.3 mi)
Tourism[]
- Barouty Cave (grotto) in Pranzac 22.9 kilometres (14.2 mi)
- Golf de la Prèze (18-hole golf course) in Montbron 19.4 kilometres (12.1 mi)
- – a private mansion located on the Périgord in Beaussac. Overlooking the Nizonne valley, it has been a registered historic monument since 1948.
Personalities[]
- Alain de Monéys – member of the city council and first Deputy Mayor of Beaussac. Monéys was killed in 1870 by villagers in Hautefaye, after his report of the Franco-Prussian War was perceived to support the enemy. The case was mentioned in the 2009 romance of Jean Teulé, entitled Mangez-le si vous voulez.
Population[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 281 | — |
| 1968 | 254 | −9.6% |
| 1975 | 224 | −11.8% |
| 1982 | 203 | −9.4% |
| 1990 | 212 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 187 | −11.8% |
| 2008 | 187 | +0.0% |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 26 September 2016 (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b France (2011-05-24). "Mairie de Beaussac – La Commune, la Mairie de Beaussac et son village en France, Aquitaine". Annuaire-mairie.fr. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Beaussac, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ France (2009-03-24). "Beaussac (France, Aquitania, Dordogne)". En.db-city.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
Further reading[]
- Corbin, Alain. Le village des "cannibales", Aubier, 1990
- Marbeck, Georges. Hautefaye, l'année terrible, Robert Laffont, 1982
- Teulé, Jean. Mangez-le si vous voulez, Éditions Julliard, 2009. ISBN 978-2-266-19846-2
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